The State Bar of
California has scheduled two statutorily required public hearings at which
lawyers and the public may speak regarding the attorney discipline process, the
admissions process and other issues concerning attorney competence, the State
Bar said in a press release yesterday.

The hearings are
scheduled for Los Angeles on Dec. 11, at the State Barís offices on the 7th
floor of 1149 S. Hill St., and for San Francisco on Dec. 13 at the Howard
Street office, at 10 a.m. each day.

Individuals who
wish to speak at the hearing and/or present written materials should contact
Lauren McCurdy at 415-538-2107, or at lauren.mccurdy@calbar.ca.gov, by Dec. 4,
the release said.